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Originally Posted by Xist
How come the Civic gets the same fuel economy as the Fit?
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The Civic uses Honda's new 1.5L turbo engine while the Fit uses the old 1.5L NA engine.
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As always, it sounds like car manufacturers try harder with more expensive models and get lazy with the entry-level ones.
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Buyers expect entry level cars to be cheap which means you can't load them up with expensive tech.
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Since the vast majority of people finance, it isn't just saving $1,000 up front, but compounding interest. Google says that a manual Fit is $16,190....
Okay, Google is giving me different information than you guys. Adjust accordingly. It says $20,000 for an LX sedan with a manual transmission. Both of these were the cheapest options. ..."
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Go directly to Honda for the best info. I also use the "Build page because MSRP never includes delivery charges.
The base Honda LX has a MSRP of $16,190 and a mandatory delivery charge of $955 for a total of $17,145. However nobody in the USA buys a manual anymore (2019 market share was 1%) The cheapest automatic Fit you can buy is $17,945
The base Civic comes with a CVT standard. The base Civic LX is $21,755 with delivery.
So you save $3810 buying the Fit - which is another reason Honda is getting rid of the Fit. It doesn't cost anywhere near $3810 less to build a Fit compared to a Civic. I wouldn't be surprised if Honda sells the base Fit at a loss.